[10] Three temporary artworks were also displayed on the construction site fence: Panorama by Kota Ezawa in 2013–14, Sight Plan by Maria Park in 2016–17,[11][12][13][14][15] and Procession by Jason Jägel in 2017.

[18] Carin Mui (Chinese: 黃立慈) submitted the winning entry, 昔日漂洋採金礦，今朝劈地鋳銀龍, which translates to "In the past we traveled across the Pacific to mine for gold; Now, we break through earth to form a silver dragon.

As required by law, the residents were relocated to a new building at Broadway and Sansome built with the help of city and state grants, including $8 million from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA).

Although Stockton remained open since construction began in 2013, a half-block stretch of Washington Street has been closed, exacerbating existing traffic and parking issues and depressing local business revenues.

[24] In June, Mayor Ed Lee directed $500,000 to the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to aid Chinatown merchants whose business traffic had slowed from Central Subway construction.

[29] The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution in October 2016 asking SFMTA to officially rename the station in honor of Rose Pak,[30] a political activist in the Chinatown community who died the previous month.

[31] Supporters cited Pak's influence over the Central Subway project, which was meant in part to bring traffic back to Chinatown that had been lost following the damage and eventual demolition of the Embarcadero Freeway after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.